Every Grocery Store Ever (A Useful Map)

December 2, 2012 // 5:52 pm

The unspoken rules of grocery store shopping are simple. If you must go to the refrigerator aisle, don’t linger, or risk freezing to death. It doesn’t matter how little you’re getting, you will need a cart. Above all, don’t leave your children unattended in the cashier line terrified of being asked…

Not-So-Eco-Friendly Supermarket Wraps Its Peeled Bananas in Plastic

September 20, 2012 // 4:40 pm

There’s probably a condom joke in here somewhere.

As relayed by the Austrian Times, German-owned supermarket Billa has recently come under fire for a photo posted on its Facebook page showcasing packs of peeled bananas covered in plastic wrap.

Purportedly done to streamline the eating process, these pre-peeled ‘nanners…

7-Foot NBA Star Caught Planking in the Frozen Pizza Aisle

August 11, 2011 // 6:16 am

Oh, stop groaning — we all knew #planking wasn’t going to phase out without a fight. We encouraged it with our Food Planking series, and JaVale McGee, aka @JaValeMcGee34, aka Professional 7-foot NBA center for the Washington Wizards, has just upped the planking…

Cart Bike: Don’t Cycle to the Supermarket Without One

July 14, 2011 // 9:02 am

Do you often bike to the supermarket, only to be hampered by the lack of ample cargo space your traditional headlight basket provides? Problem solver Ryan McFarland decided he was fed up, and went on to create this Cart Bike, a fusion bicycle + shopping cart. Save…

A Look at South Korea’s Virtual Supermarkets

June 26, 2011 // 1:07 am

Home plus is a South Korean/British discount retail chain with locations that usually feature a large supermarket. The chain’s latest initiative, a Virtual Supermarket implemented on Subway systems in populated areas, works to streamline the average citizen’s daily routine through the use of QR-code labeled advertising and smart…

That Clean Supermarket Feeling

May 9, 2009 // 10:34 am